Hercules (Animated) (DVD)

...land a great warrior called Hercules loved to wear lion skin, carry a club and have his way with woman and small boys…oops, sorry that's the wrong story. Of course I am taking about the Hercules known in myths from Roman and Greek time. Son of Zeus the god of all gods, a man of great strength and courage who sacrificed himself to save other innocent lives. Then in 1997 along skips the Disney family and goes "Hmmmm, this should be a family friendly ...
...but when I was taught Hercules in history I think I came out disturbed without the Disney friendly version I had been brought up on. ---------'''Story Line'''------- The movie opens with your five narrators known as the 'Goddesses of the arts and proclaimers of heroes' who have this need to sing their story in a rather catchy tune. They bring you up to date about how Zeus came to power and how he rules to protect his people. After this Zeus and ...

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Hercules made in 1997 was Disney’s 35th animated feature, but did it simply live up to the undoubted high Disney standards or did it give us something even better, a fresher looking Disney film. Disney have been the leaders in children’s animated films (certainly in the West) ever since they made the first full length animated feature ‘Snow White and the Seven Dwarves’ in 1937 since then their output has been impressive with some real classics being ...
...The pressure was on. Did Hercules prove to be a turning point for Disney…? HERCULES- WHAT’S NEW! Disney were obviously feeling the pressure and they knew that putting out another technically competent animated film with cute characters and annoyingly memorable songs would not be enough to save their reputation. A new approach was needed. Firstly the subject matter was going to be different, they shunned the usual fairy book stories of children’s ...

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...person in this movie is Hercules (the film is called "Hercules" after all). Hercules is the son of Zues, the King of the Gods, and therefore he was a God too. However, when he was a baby, Hercules was taken from Zues and made mortal but was left with his God-like strength. Zues The king of the Greek Gods and Hercules' father, Zues has some trouble with another God, Hades. In the end everything turns out fine thanks to Hercules. Hades In ancient ...
...this little goat man is Hercules trainer. He has trained many different Heros and Hercules has to become a true hero to join his father. Meg Meg and Hercules fall in love but Hercules finds out Meg sold her soul to Hades and was helping him. They still fall in love again at the end. A musical start **************** At the very start of the film the Muses start the movie with a song. The Muses are the godesses of the arts. All through the story ...

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...Disney yet again. Hercules is the son of the great god Zeus but soon after he was born the baddie Hades finds out that in 18 years time Hercules is going to ruin his chances of becoming ruler of Mount Olympus. So he sends his 2 side kicks Panic and Pain to kidnap Hercules and kill him, course all doesn't go to plan as Hercules is drinking the special potion (to kill him off) they are surprised, Hercules drops the bottle and doesn't drink every single ...
...and his wife find baby Hercules crying and decide to bring him up as their own child. Time goes by and Hercules has grown up, he is very clumsy as he can not control his strength. His adoptive parents tell him how they found him with this medallion around his neck with the sign of the gods on it. Hercules decides to go to the temple of Zeus to see if he can find who he really is, just then Zeus the statue comes alive. They have a little chat and ...

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A consistently underrated Disney film, Hercules contains all the traditional disney magic with the twist of a Gospel-feeling soundtrack. Based on the Greek myth Hercules is a film about the son of Zeus (King of the Gods) - a boy that due to Hedes and his evil henchmen's work is rendered mortal. Because Hercules is made mortal by Hedes he can no longer stay on Mount Olympus with his father and is raised on Earth by foster parents. However, he still ...

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...The story is the classic Hercules greek myth, born of the gods, made human, has to prove himself godlike in order to be allowed on Olympus again; we all know the story! However the Disney treatment is really well done! The songs are really catchy, the animation is good and evil Zeus is very funny, as are his sidekicks, and guess what? This time the heroine has a brain! Yes, you read right!! Instead of needing a man to look after her and protect, ...

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...has written a review on Hercules yet! This has got to be one of the best animations Disney has ever done. The stroy tells the tale of the Hercules and struggle to find his real parents (which turns out to be Zeus) and become a REAL hero so that he can become a god as he was originally intented to be. Voices from James Wood as the evil Hadies (Zeus's cast out brother, God of the Underworld) and a very amusing Bob Hoskins as 'Phil' who gets Hercules ...

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Hercules is the son of Zeus and Hera and part of the prophecy that stops Hades taking over things. Hades bumbling henchmen are supposed to kill him but don't with the result that Hercules has to live on earth rather than Olympus. Hercules grows up, mets Phil (deVito) and the two-faced Meg.He learns his true parentage and tries to prove his worth and work his way back to Olympus. But what do you know, Hades finds out, isn't too happy and tries to ...
...helpers are really good. Hercules gets on your nerves after a bit though but then the soppy heroes do tend to! Plenty of jokes for adults and children alike just what you would expect from a disney film. Danny Devito is good as Phil. Overall the film is really enjoyable and reworks the old greek mythology well. I think the animation lets it down a bit but it is in keeping with the subject (Hercules could have stepped off a classical greek vase). ...

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Whether a commited disney fan or not, this film is outstanding with its funny, cute and memorable characters,outstanding plot and phenomenal sountrack with some amazing songs from Michael Bolton, Boyzone and many others. It takes the difficult task of bringing an old Greek ledgend and bringing back to life for audiences today and it does an exceptional job. With disneys renowned humour and amazing storytelling that will appeal to both children and ...

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Hercules is another great Disney film. However, it doesn’t have that ‘Disney Classic’ feel to it. The songs are way too hip (you know, the choir singing at every opportunity). When I first saw this film, I thought, ‘you’re kidding me right?’ It just doesn’t appeal to me like the other Disney films did. Also, in almost every other Disney film, there was something cute and sweet. In Cinderella it was the mice. In 101 Dalmatians, it was the puppies. ...

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...and Hera, as a child, Hercules is taken in by a mortal couple. Hercules finds it hard living a normal life with his godlike strength. He can not return to Olympus as he has been made a mortal by Hades. This tells the story of how he has to become a true hero to return to Olympus and his parents. He is helped in his quest by Phil, played by Danny Devito, who is excellent in this role. It also includes the love story between him and Meg. This is an ...

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